One day Nimai was playing just outside
the house when two thieves came. They thought to themselves: "Oh
this child is wearing beautiful jewelry! Let's take Him along with us
and steal all His jewelry."

No one was around at the time, so
the thieves made use of the opportunity.

They gave Nimai some sweets to gain
His trust and then one of the thieves took the Lord on his shoulders.

They wanted to take the Lord deep
into the woods. They thought they could secretly take the child with them
without anyone noticing them.

But Nimai used His special energy
and let them go astray. Instead of going deep into the forest, Nimai made
them go in circles until finally they ended up where they had started
-- back at the house of Nimai.

When the thieves noticed they had
gone in a circle, they became very afraid. "What is happening?"
They thought to themselves. They heard the voices of Nimai's parents and
others, who had started looking for Him. The thieves decided to put the
Lord down, and they ran off as fast as they could.

Some of the neighbours found Nimai
and they quickly brought Him to Mother Sachi. She had been very, very
worried about her son. When she was finally able to hold Him in her arms
again she was extremely happy.